“Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.” Romans 12:1-3 (NAS)
This morning I woke up with thinking on my mind. The activity of the brain. How important is this activity to an individual? It affects every aspect of our person, our emotions, our attitude, our beliefs, our present, our future, and so forth.
In his letter to the Roman believers, Paul has been combating the spirit of pride and superiority. The thinking of his readers has been a constant theme. How they thought and what they thought drove their attitudes, their faith, and their spiritual growth. In today’s passage, he gives three basic instructions for spiritual growth. First, present oneself as a living sacrifice of worship. Second, renew the mind. Third, accept who you are and think correctly in faith.
Our thinking has the power to trap us or transform us. It has the power to make us arrogant or honest. It has the power to make us doubt or give us faith. It certainly seems that this brain activity called thinking is extremely important to us. The race that is set before us requires a renewed mind, sound judgment, and faith. Think about it.
Dear Father, thank you for your grace and mercy. Help us change our thinking with a renewed mind. Empower us to be transformed to what you want us to be. Enable us to be living, holy sacrifices of praise unto your name. In Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN
Let us praise God for his plan and live for his purpose,